FAQs

What are Material Handling Equpiments?

Material Handling Equipments, commonly called forklifts or lift trucks, are used in many industries, primarily to move materials. They can also be used to raise, lower, or remove large objects or a number of smaller objects on pallets or in boxes, crates, or other containers. Powered industrial trucks can either be ridden by the operator or controlled by a walking operator.

What are the hazards associated with operating powered industrial trucks?

There are many types of material handling equipments. Each type presents different operating hazards. For example, a sit-down, counterbalanced high-lift rider truck is more likely than a motorized hand truck to be involved in a falling load accident because the sit-down rider truck can lift a load much higher than a hand truck. Workplace type and conditions are also factors in hazards commonly associated with material handling equipments. For example, retail establishments often face greater challenges than other worksites in maintaining pedestrian safety. Beyond that, many workers can also be injured when:-

  1. lift trucks are inadvertently driven off loading docks
  2. lifts fall between docks and an unsecured trailer
  3. they are struck by a lift truck
  4. they fall while on elevated pallets and tines.

What can be done to reduce the hazards related to powered industrial trucks?

Determining the best way to protect workers from injury largely depends on the type of truck operated and the worksite where it is being used. Employers must ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training.

How can Technovative-Era Help?

We have the resources, expertise and experience to provide tailored courses to meet with your requirements. The courses are designed to enable companies to comply with current Health and Safety Legislation.
Forklift driver training is carried out on site, to enable both the forklift Instructor and the forklift operator to train in the environment that the operator will be working in.